A man was shot and killed during an altercation early Monday morning in Santa Ana that left four other men injured, police said.Santa Ana officers responded to reports of gunshots around 12:45 a.m. at El Zocalo Mexican Grill & Seafood, 301 N. Tustin Ave.Investigators suspect a fight broke out inside the restaurant nea

Orange County drivers, excited about cheap gasoline just a few weeks ago, are suddenly feeling the pinch as prices reverse course, rising 43 cents a gallon in the past week and more than $1 in the past month.Consumers are not happy about it.At a Chevron on North Grand Avenue in Santa Ana, drivers sounded off Monday about

A small plane lost traction while landing at John Wayne Airport on Monday morning, causing a brief closure while officials towed it off the landing strip, airport officials said.
A Pilatus plane landed around 10:50 a.m. with two people on board and lost traction upon landing, said Jenny Wedge, an airport spokeswoman.
Airport offi

A man was shot and killed during an altercation early Monday morning in Santa Ana that left four other men injured, police said.Santa Ana officers responded to reports of gunshots around 12:45 a.m. at El Zocalo Mexican Grill & Seafood, 301 N. Tustin Ave.Investigators suspect a physical fight broke out inside the resta

A Santa Ana man was taken to the hospital in what appeared to be critical condition after being shot outside an apartment complex Saturday afternoon, said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna of the Santa Ana Police Department.
Officers responded to a 4:23 p.m. call to the 2000 block of West Myrtle Street, where they found a man inside a second-f

A 68-year-old foster father was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison Friday for sexually abusing six girls under his care, authorities said.Felipe Hernandez of Santa Ana pleaded guilty Feb. 13 to more than a dozen felony charges, including lewd acts on a child under 14, unlawful sexual intercourse and oral copulation of a minor, s

The city of Santa Ana released a survey Monday to gauge pedestrian safety, the same day a 78-year-old man was struck and killed by two vehicles after he attempted to cross a Santa Ana street outside of a crosswalk.Santa Ana resident Lamberto Mejia died in the traffic crash in the 1700 block of W. McFadden Ave. Shortly after, readers

A single-engine plane's landing gear collapsed while touching down at John Wayne Airport on Friday, but the pilot and passenger on board escaped injury.
The incident happened about 1 p.m. on Runway 20 Left, according to Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi.
The Mooney aircraft was forc

SANTA ANA - Police fatally shot a man in a Santa Ana neighborhood on Friday morning during a robbery investigation, authorities said.About 11 a.m. Friday, Santa Ana officers discovered a vehicle in the 1000 block of West Third Street that matched the description of a vehicle involved in an earlier robbery, police said.Off

At the corner of Main and Third streets sits one of the best-kept design secrets in downtown Santa Ana: elegant jewelbox meets unstuffy gourmet dining. That changed on Feb. 25 when the national spotlight shone on Little Sparrow as it competed in “Best New Restaurant,” a new Bravo series hosted by Tom Colicchio of “Top Chef.&rdq

A Santa Ana man was arrested Thursday afternoon on suspicion of the attempted kidnapping and sexual battery of a high school student, the Santa Ana Police Department said.Investigators say Jesus Edu Bahena, 21, of Santa Ana, harassed a 16-year-old girl and a friend on Monday near Center Street and MacFadden Avenue as they were walkin

SANTA ANA – A judge on Thursday refused to allow a man convicted in one of the most brutal murders in Orange County history to change attorneys on the eve of his scheduled sentencing. Worrying that the request for new counsel was simply a delaying tactic, Orange County Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals ordered Iftekhar Mur

Spoiler alert! This story includes results from Bravo's reality TV show "Best New Restaurant."Little Sparrow dazzled the palates of celebrity judges in its reality TV show debut, but it wasn’t enough to keep the downtown Santa Ana bistro alive on Wednesday night’s episode of "Best New Restaurant" on

Although I am in my early 70s, I am an avid reader of your column in the Orange County Register. You are experienced and sensible, and I enjoy and learn from your responses to readers complaints/questions.
Today, I am both astonished and angry that you support a teacher usurping a parent's right to decide what is right for his

ANAHEIM – Nilo Lipiz spills the contents of an aging Vans shoe box onto the kitchen counter.There are black-and-white photos of his childhood. A bow tie that his grandmother made for him out of a ribbon from an old skirt. An ID card from Buena Park High. A tiny Virgin of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre.“I have